General U.S. Grant Statue, Brooklyn, New York

Used, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 postcard, with full color illustration. C.D.S., Warrensburg, N.Y., Sept. 1, 1915, with 1 cent George Washington postage stamp. Handwritten note in ink on the reverse and addressed to Troy, N.Y. Published by The American News Company, New York.

General Ulysses S. Grant: (1822-1885) Graduated in the West Point class of 1843. Fought with distinction in the Mexican War. Commander-in-Chief of all Union armies during the Civil War, 1863-65. He fought in the battles of Belmont, Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth, Iuka,...  

Confederate Monument, Lexington, Kentucky

Used, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 postcard, with illustration of monument with Confederate soldier holding musket. Confederate Lot, Lexington, Ky. C.D.S., Lexington, Ky., Feb. 8, 1909, with 1 cent Ben Franklin postage stamp. Light age toning and wear.  

G.A.R. Postcard, In Loving Memory

Used, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 postcard, with full color embossed vignette of a banner with spread winged eagle, crossed cannons artillery insignia, American flag, and the slogan, In Loving Memory. Copyright 1909, L.R. Conwell, N.Y. No postage stamp. C.D.S., Poughkepsie, N.Y., May 30, 1913.  

Confederate Monument, Vicksburg National Park

Used, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 postcard, with black and white illustration. Confederate Monument, City Cemetery, Monuments in Vicksburg National Park, Vicksburg, Miss. C.D.S., Cleveland, Miss., Jul. 2, 1906, with 1 cent Ben Franklin postage stamp.

Footnote: This type of postcard was used between 1901-1907, in what was called the "Undivided Back Era." You could only write the address on the back of the card. Any personal messages were restricted to the small white area on the front of the card.  

General William T. Sherman Statue, Washington, D.C.

Used, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2, postcard, with black and white illustration. C.D.S., Washington, D.C., Apr. 25, 1907, with 1 cent Ben Franklin postage stamp. Postmarked by the receiving post office on the front of the card, Ansonia, Conn., Apr. 25, 1907, with American flag cancellation.  

Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument and Washington Hdqtrs., Williamsburg, Va.

Used, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 postcard, with full color illustration. C.D.S., Williamsburg, Va., Apr. 9, 1935, with 1 cent Ben Franklin postage stamp.

 

Soldier's Monument, Haverhill, Massachusetts

Used, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 postcard, with full color illustration. C.D.S., Haverhill, Mass., Nov. 2, 1910, with 1 cent Ben Franklin postage stamp.  

Confederate Monument, Baltimore, Maryland

Used, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 postcard, with full color illustration. C.D.S., Baltimore, Md., Sep. 4, 1911, with one cent Ben Franklin postage stamp.
 

General U.S. Grant Statue, Vicksburg, Mississippi

Unused, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2, mirro krome color postcard of the General Grant statue at Vicksburg. Descriptive text on the reverse: General Ulysses S. Grant, Vicksburg National Military Park. This equestrian statue of General Grant marks the location of his headquarters during the siege of Vicksburg. Published by H.S. Crocker & Co.  

General Stonewall Jackson Monument, Richmond, Virginia

Used, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 postcard, with lusterchrome color illustration. Descriptive text on the reverse: Jackson Monument, Richmond, Virginia. This monument to Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, the sculpture for which is the work of F. William Sievers, shows him mounted on "Sorrel," facing north because he so resolutely opposed the Northern army. Jackson, whose brilliant strategy is studied today by soldiers the world over, was a stern, Cromwellian type of commander in strange contrast to the dashing Stuart. Lee called him his "right...  

New York Peace Monument, Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Tenn.

Used, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 postcard, with full color illustration. Descriptive text on the reverse: Erected at a cost of over $100,000, located on the top of Lookout Mountain from which point a view of six states can be obtained. The "Battle of Lookout Mountain" or the "Battle Above the Clouds" was fought near this monument, Nov. 24th, 1863. C.D.S., Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., Aug. 30, 1943. This card was sent "free" from this military base during World War II. Completely ID with the name, rank and regiment of the female soldier who sent...  

Soldiers Monument on The Green, Derby, Connecticut

Used, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 postcard, with black and white illustration of the Civil War soldiers monument with Newberne and Gettysburg on the pedestal and cannons on the ground around the base. C.D.S., Derby, Conn., Jul. 7, 1906, with 1 cent Ben Franklin postage stamp.